2022 United States secretary of state elections

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The 2022 United States secretary of state elections were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the secretaries of state in twenty-seven states.^[1] These elections took place concurrently with several other federal, state, and local elections.

The elections for secretary of state had taken on heightened importance due to former President Donald Trump's baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen. Many had argued that election officials such as secretaries of state could have the power to overturn the 2024 election, should its outcome be disagreeable to the losing candidate. As such, both parties are expending far more resources than in previous cycles on these races.^[2][3][4] A coalition of Republican candidates for secretary of state who have endorsed Trump's false claim that the 2020 election was stolen have organized under the America First Secretary of State Coalition slate.^[5][6][7]

The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2018. The secretary of state of Vermont serves two-year terms and was last elected in 2020. Additionally, there is a special election being held in Washington (secretary of state elections in Washington are regularly held in presidential election years) due to the resignation of Republican Kim Wyman to take a position in the administration of President Joe Biden.

Going into the election, there were 27 Republican secretaries of state and 20 Democratic secretaries of state.^[8] 13 Democratic secretaries of state were up for election, of whom Nellie Gorbea of Rhode Island was term-limited and Katie Hobbs of Arizona, Mark Kohler of Connecticut, Jesse White of Illinois, and Jim Condos of Vermont were retiring. 14 Republican secretaries of state were up for election, of whom John Merrill of Alabama and Barbara Cegavske of Nevada were term-limited, while Lawerence Denney of Idaho, Alvin Jaeger of North Dakota, and Karl Allred of Wyoming were retiring.

Republicans defended one state won by Joe Biden in 2020 (Georgia), while Democrats do not hold any states won by Donald Trump. However, Democrats defended several seats in states Biden won only narrowly, including Arizona, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Furthermore, Democrats had a net gain of one seat in Nevada, another state narrowly won by Biden.

Partisan composition

Going into these elections, this class of secretaries of state is made up of 14 Republicans and 13 Democrats. Additionally, Democrats hold secretary of state offices in three states with Republican governors. By contrast, Republicans hold secretariat offices in two states with Democratic governors.

Election predictions

Several sites and individuals published predictions of competitive seats. These predictions looked at factors such as the strength of the incumbent (if the incumbent is running for re-election), the strength of the candidates, and the partisan leanings of the state (reflected in part by the state's Cook Partisan Voting Index rating). The predictions assigned ratings to each seat, with the rating indicating the predicted advantage that a party has in winning that seat.

Most election predictors use:

• "tossup": no advantage
• "tilt" (used by some predictors): advantage that is not quite as strong as "lean"
• "lean": slight advantage
• "likely": significant, but surmountable, advantage
• "safe": near-certain chance of victory

Race summary

States

State	Secretary of state	Party	First elected	Status	Candidates[12]
Alabama	John Merrill	Republican	2014	Incumbent term-limited. New secretary elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Wes Allen (Republican) 65.9% ▌Pamela Laffitte (Democratic) 31.1% ▌Matt Shelby (Libertarian) 3.0%
Arizona	Katie Hobbs	Democratic	2018	Incumbent retired to run for governor of Arizona.[13] New secretary elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Adrian Fontes (Democratic) 52.4% ▌Mark Finchem (Republican) 47.6%
Arkansas	John Thurston	Republican	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Thurston (Republican) 67.0% ▌Anna Beth Gorman (Democratic) 33.0%
California	Shirley Weber	Democratic	2021[g]	Interim appointee elected.	▌Y Shirley Weber (Democratic) 60.1% ▌Rob Bernosky (Republican) 39.9%
Colorado	Jena Griswold	Democratic	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jena Griswold (Democratic) 55.1% ▌Pam Anderson (Republican) 42.1% Others ▌Bennett Rutledge (Libertarian) 1.5% ▌Amanda Campbell (Constitution) 0.7% ▌Gary Swing (Unity) 0.5% ▌Jan Kok (Approval Voting) 0.2%
Connecticut	Mark Kohler	Democratic	2022[h]	Interim appointee retired.[14] New secretary elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Stephanie Thomas (Democratic) 55.2% ▌Dominic Rapini (Republican) 42.7% ▌Cynthia Jennings (Independent) 2.1%
Georgia	Brad Raffensperger	Republican	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Brad Raffensperger (Republican) 53.2% ▌Bee Nguyen (Democratic) 44.0% ▌Ted Metz (Libertarian) 2.8%
Idaho	Lawerence Denney	Republican	2014	Incumbent retired.[15] New secretary elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Phil McGrane (Republican) 72.5% ▌Shawn Keenan (Democratic) 27.5%
Illinois	Jesse White	Democratic	1998	Incumbent retired.[16] New secretary elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Alexi Giannoulias (Democratic) 53.8% ▌Dan Brady (Republican) 44.1% ▌Jon Stewart (Libertarian) 2.1%
Indiana	Holli Sullivan	Republican	2021[i]	Interim appointee lost nomination. New secretary elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Diego Morales (Republican) 54.1% ▌Destiny Scott Wells (Democratic) 40.2% ▌Jeff Maurer (Libertarian) 5.7%
Iowa	Paul Pate	Republican	2014	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Paul Pate (Republican) 60.1% ▌Joel Miller (Democratic) 39.9%
Kansas	Scott Schwab	Republican	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Scott Schwab (Republican) 58.5% ▌Jeanna Repass (Democratic) 38.8% ▌Cullene Lang (Libertarian) 2.8%
Massachusetts	William F. Galvin	Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William F. Galvin (Democratic) 67.5% ▌Rayla Campbell (Republican) 29.6% ▌Juan Sanchez (Green-Rainbow) 2.9%
Michigan	Jocelyn Benson	Democratic	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jocelyn Benson (Democratic) 55.9% ▌Kristina Karamo (Republican) 41.9% Others ▌Gregory Stempfle (Libertarian) 1.2% ▌Christine Schwartz (U.S. Taxpayers) 0.6% ▌Larry Hutchinson (Green) 0.4%
Minnesota	Steve Simon	DFL	2014	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Steve Simon (DFL) 54.6% ▌Kim Crockett (Republican) 45.4%
Nebraska	Bob Evnen	Republican	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bob Evnen (Republican)
Nevada	Barbara Cegavske	Republican	2014	Incumbent term-limited. New secretary elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Cisco Aguilar (Democratic) 48.9% ▌Jim Marchant (Republican) 46.7% Others ▌None of These Candidates 1.8% ▌Janine Hansen (Independent American) 1.7% ▌Ross Crane (Libertarian) 0.9%
New Mexico	Maggie Toulouse Oliver	Democratic	2016 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Maggie Toulouse Oliver (Democratic) 54.5% ▌Audrey Trujillo (Republican) 42.6% ▌Mayna Erika Myers (Libertarian) 2.8%
North Dakota	Alvin Jaeger	Republican	1992	Incumbent retired.[17] New secretary elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Michael Howe (Republican) 63.3% ▌Jeffrey Powell (Democratic–NPL) 27.5% ▌Charles Tuttle (Independent) 9.2%
Ohio	Frank LaRose	Republican	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Frank LaRose (Republican) 59.5% ▌Chelsea Clark (Democratic) 39.4% ▌Terpsehore Tore Maras (Independent) 1.0%
Rhode Island	Nellie Gorbea	Democratic	2014	Incumbent term-limited. New secretary elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Gregg Amore (Democratic) 59.6% ▌Pat Cortellessa (Republican) 40.4%
South Carolina	Mark Hammond	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Mark Hammond (Republican) 63.4% ▌Rosemounda Peggy Butler (Democratic) 36.6%
South Dakota	Steve Barnett	Republican	2018	Incumbent lost renomination. New secretary elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Monae Johnson (Republican) 63.9% ▌Thomas Cool (Democratic) 36.1%
Vermont	Jim Condos	Democratic	2010	Incumbent retired.[18] New secretary elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Sarah Copeland-Hanzas (Democratic) 65.0% ▌H. Brooke Paige (Republican) 35.0%
Washington (special)	Steve Hobbs	Democratic	2021[j]	Interim appointee elected.	▌Y Steve Hobbs (Democratic) 49.8% ▌Julie Anderson (Independent) 45.8%
Wisconsin	Doug La Follette	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Doug La Follette (Democratic) 48.3% ▌Amy Loudenbeck (Republican) 48.0% ▌Neil Harmon (Libertarian) 2.1% ▌Sharyl McFarland (Green) 1.6%
Wyoming	Karl Allred	Republican	2022[k]	Interim appointee retired.[19] New secretary elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Chuck Gray (Republican)

Closest races

States where the margin of victory was under 1%:

1. Wisconsin, 0.29%

States where the margin of victory was under 5%:

1. Nevada, 2.28%
2. Washington, 3.95%
3. Arizona, 4.77%

States where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. Minnesota, 9.16%
2. Georgia, 9.24%
3. Illinois, 9.73%

Blue denotes races won by Democrats. Red denotes races won by Republicans.

Alabama

Alabama Secretary of State election

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Nominee Wes Allen Pamela Laffitte Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 923,206 435,558 Percentage 65.9% 31.1%

County results Allen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Laffitte:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Secretary of State before election John Merrill Republican Elected Secretary of State Wes Allen Republican

Incumbent Republican John Merrill was term-limited. Republican state representative Wes Allen, election administrator Ed Packard, Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler and activist Christian Horn ran for the seat.^[20] Corrections officer Pamela Laffitte was the only Democratic candidate in that party's primary.^[20]

Allen won his runoff on June 21, while Laffitte won her primary on May 24.

Allen won the general election.

Arizona

Arizona Secretary of State election

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Nominee Adrian Fontes Mark Finchem Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,320,619 1,200,411 Percentage 52.4% 47.6%

County results Fontes:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Finchem:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Secretary of State before election Katie Hobbs Democratic Elected Secretary of State Adrian Fontes Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Katie Hobbs retired to run for governor.^[13]

Democratic primary candidates included minority leader of the Arizona House of Representatives Reginald Bolding and former Maricopa County recorder Adrian Fontes.^[21]

Republican primary candidates included state representatives Shawnna Bolick and Mark Finchem, advertising executive Beau Lane, and state senator Michelle Ugenti-Rita.^[21]

Fontes and Finchem won their respective primaries on August 2.

Fontes won the general election.

Arkansas

Arkansas Secretary of State election

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Candidate John Thurston Anna Beth Gorman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 597,806 292,488 Percentage 67.1% 32.9%

County results Thurston:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Gorman:      50–60%

Secretary of State before election John Thurston Republican Elected Secretary of State John Thurston Republican

Incumbent Republican John Thurston ran for re-election. Former state representative Eddie Joe Williams unsuccessfully challenged Thurston in the Republican primary.^[22]

Democratic primary candidates included executive director of the Women's Foundation of Arkansas Anna Beth Gorman and former Pulaski County election commissioner Josh Price.^[22]

Thurston and Gorman won their respective primaries on May 24.

Thurston won re-election.

California

California Secretary of State election

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Candidate Shirley Weber Rob Bernosky Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 6,462,159 4,298,526 Percentage 60.1% 39.9%

County results Weber:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Bernosky:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Secretary of State before election Shirley Weber Democratic Elected Secretary of State Shirley Weber Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Shirley Weber ran for election to a full term.^[23]

Republican primary candidates included chief financial officer Rob Bernosky, author Rachel Hamm, Teamster truck driver James "J. W." Paine, and retired warehouseman Raul Rodriguez Jr.^[23]

Teacher Gary B. Blenner ran as the Green Party candidate, while private investigator Matthew D. Cinquanta ran as an independent.^[23]

Weber and Bernosky advanced from the nonpartisan blanket primary on June 7.

Weber won re-election.

Colorado

Colorado Secretary of State election

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Nominee Jena Griswold Pam Anderson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,369,040 1,045,582 Percentage 55.1% 42.1%

County results Griswold:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Anderson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Secretary of State before election Jena Griswold Democratic Elected Secretary of State Jena Griswold Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Jena Griswold ran for re-election.^[24]

Republican primary candidates included former Jefferson County clerk Pam Anderson, former head of the nonprofit Colorado Lending Source Mike O'Donnell, and Mesa County clerk Tina Peters.^[24] Walter James Rutledge ran as a Libertarian.^[24]

Griswold and Anderson won their respective primaries on June 28.

Griswold won re-election.

Connecticut

Connecticut Secretary of State election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee Stephanie Thomas Dominic Rapini Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Popular vote 687,714 532,218 Percentage 55.2% 42.7%

County results Municipality results Thomas:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Rapini:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Secretary of State before election Mark Kohler Democratic Elected Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Mark Kohler retired, having been appointed to the position after Denise Merrill resigned early.^[25] Democratic primary candidates included New Haven health director Maritza Bond and state representative Stephanie Thomas.^[26]

Republican primary candidates included Apple senior account manager Dominic Rapini, New Britain executive mayoral aide Brock Weber, and state representative Terrie Wood.^[26]

Environmental attorney Cynthia Jennings ran on the Independent Party of Connecticut ticket.^[26] Harold Harris ran as a Libertarian, while Douglas Lary ran as the Green Party candidate.^[26]

Thomas and Rapini won their respective primaries on August 9.^[27]

Thomas won the election.

Georgia

Georgia Secretary of State election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →
Turnout	57.02%
Nominee Brad Raffensperger Bee Nguyen Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,081,421 1,719,922 Percentage 53.2% 44.0%
County results Raffensperger:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      <90% Nguyen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Secretary of State before election Brad Raffensperger Republican Elected Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Republican

Incumbent Republican Brad Raffensperger ran for re-election.^[28] Other Republican candidates included U.S. Representative for Georgia's 10th congressional district Jody Hice, former Treutlen County probate judge T. J. Hudson, and former Alpharetta mayor David Belle Isle.^[28]

Democratic primary candidates included former state representative Dee Dawkins-Haigler, former Fulton County chairman John Eaves, former Milledgeville mayor Floyd Griffin, state representative Bee Nguyen, and former chair of the Cobb County Democratic party Michael Owens.^[28]

Ted Metz ran as a Libertarian.^[29]

Raffensperger won his primary on May 24, while Nguyen won her runoff on June 21.

Raffensperger won re-election in the general election.

Idaho

Idaho Secretary of State election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Phil McGrane Shawn Keenan Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 418,937 159,087 Percentage 72.5% 27.5%

County results McGrane:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Keenan:      50–60%      60–70%

Secretary of State before election Lawerence Denney Republican Elected Secretary of State Phil McGrane Republican

Incumbent Republican Lawerence Denney retired.^[15] Republican primary candidates included Ada County clerk Phil McGrane, state representative Dorothy Moon, and state senator Mary Souza.^[15]

Shawn Keenan was the only Democratic candidate.^[15]

McGrane and Keenan won their respective primaries on May 17.

McGrane won the general election.

Illinois

Illinois Secretary of State election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Alexi Giannoulias Dan Brady Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,220,713 1,783,070 Percentage 54.3% 43.6%

County results Giannoulias:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80% Brady:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Secretary of State before election Jesse White Democratic Elected Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Jesse White retired.^[16]

Democratic candidates included former Illinois state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, Chicago alderman David Moore, Cook County resident Sidney Moore, and city clerk of Chicago Anna Valencia.^[30]

Republican candidates included deputy minority leader of the Illinois House of Representatives Dan Brady, former United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois John C. Milhiser, and former Chicago police sergeant Michelle Turney.^[30]

Giannoulias and Brady won their respective primaries on June 28.

Giannoulias won the election.

Indiana

Indiana Secretary of State election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee Diego Morales Destiny Wells Jeff Maurer Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 999,893 742,624 104,519 Percentage 54.1% 40.2% 5.7%

County results Morales:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Wells:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Secretary of State before election Holli Sullivan Republican Elected Secretary of State Diego Morales Republican

Incumbent Republican Holli Sullivan was appointed by governor Eric Holcomb after the previous secretary, Connie Lawson, resigned. Sullivan ran for a full term.^[31] Other Republican candidates included Newton County commissioner Kyle Conrad,^[32] perennial candidate Paul Hager,^[33] and former aide to governor Mike Pence and candidate for Indiana's 4th congressional district in 2018 Diego Morales.^[31]

The only Democratic candidate is former deputy attorney general Destiny Scott Wells.^[31]

Jeff Maurer ran as a Libertarian.^[31]

Morales won the nomination at the Republican state convention on June 18. He also won the general election.

Iowa

Iowa Secretary of State election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Paul Pate Joel Miller Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 723,084 480,178 Percentage 60.1% 39.9%

County results Pate:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Miller:      50–60%      60–70%

Secretary of State before election Paul Pate Republican Elected Secretary of State Paul Pate Republican

Incumbent Republican Paul Pate ran for re-election.^[34]

Democratic primary candidates included Linn County auditor Joel Miller and Clinton County auditor Eric Van Lancker.^[34]

Pate and Miller won their respective primaries on June 7.

Pate won re-election.

Kansas

Kansas Secretary of State election

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Nominee Scott Schwab Jeanna Repass Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 580,908 386,661 Percentage 58.4% 38.8%

County results Schwab:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Repass:      50-60%      60-70%

Secretary of State before election Scott Schwab Republican Elected Secretary of State Scott Schwab Republican

Incumbent Republican Scott Schwab ran for re-election.^[35] He faced an unsuccessful primary challenge from Michael Brown, former member of the Johnson County Commission.^[35]

The only Democratic candidate was former director of urban outreach for the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Jeanna Repass.^[35]

Schwab won re-election in the general election.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election

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Nominee William Galvin Rayla Campbell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,665,808 722,021 Percentage 67.7% 29.3%

County results Municipality results Galvin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Campbell:      40–50%      50–60%

Secretary of the Commonwealth before election William Galvin Democratic Elected Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin Democratic

Incumbent Democrat William F. Galvin ran for re-election.^[36] Tanisha Sullivan, president of the Boston chapter of the NAACP, challenged Galvin in the Democratic primary.^[36]

The only Republican candidate was former dental assistant and insurance claims manager Rayla Campbell.^[36]

Galvin won re-election.

Michigan

Michigan Secretary of State election

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Nominee Jocelyn Benson Kristina Karamo Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,467,859 1,852,510 Percentage 55.9% 41.9%

Benson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Karamo:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Secretary of State before election Jocelyn Benson Democratic Elected Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Jocelyn Benson ran for re-election.^[37]

Republican primary candidates included Chesterfield Township clerk Cindy Berry,^[38] Republican activist Kristina Karamo,^[39] state representative Beau LaFave^[40] and Plainfield Township clerk Cathleen Postmus.^[41]

Karamo won the August 2 Republican primary.

Benson won re-election.

Minnesota

Minnesota Secretary of State election

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Nominee Steve Simon Kim Crockett Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Popular vote 1,345,685 1,119,949 Percentage 54.5% 45.4%

County results Congressional district results State House district results Precinct Results Simon:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Crockett:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Secretary of State before election Steve Simon Democratic (DFL) Elected Secretary of State Steve Simon Democratic (DFL)

Incumbent Democrat Steve Simon ran for re-election.^[42] He faced an unsuccessful primary challenge from Steve Carlson.^[42]

Republican primary candidates included Kim Crockett, former vice president of the conservative think tank Center of the American Experiment, and author Erik van Mechelen.^[42]

Crockett won her primary on August 9.

Simon won re-election.

Nebraska

Nebraska Secretary of State election

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Nominee Bob Evnen Party Republican

Secretary of State before election Bob Evnen Republican Elected Secretary of State Bob Evnen Republican

Incumbent Republican Bob Evnen ran for re-election.^[43] Former Palmyra fire chief Rex Schroder and Robert J. Borer challenged him in the Republican primary.^[43]

Evnen won his primary on May 10. He won re-election.

Nevada

Nevada Secretary of State election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Cisco Aguilar Jim Marchant Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 496,569 473,467 Percentage 48.9% 46.7%

County results Aguilar:      50–60% Marchant:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Secretary of State before election Barbara Cegavske Republican Elected Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar Democratic

Incumbent Republican Barbara Cegavske was term-limited and cannot seek a third term.

Republican candidates included Sparks city councilman Kristopher Dahir, entrepreneur John Cardiff Gerhardt, former state senator Jesse Haw, businesswoman Socorro Kennan, former member of the Nevada Assembly Jim Marchant, former news anchor Gerard Ramalho, and former Nevada 8th judicial district court judge Richard Scotti.^[44]

The only Democratic primary candidate was former Harry Reid staffer Cisco Aguilar.^[44] Janine Hansen is running as the candidate of the Independent American Party, while Ross Crane is running as a Libertarian.^[44]

Marchant and Aguilar won their respective primaries on June 14.

Aguilar narrowly won the general election.

New Mexico

New Mexico Secretary of State election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Maggie Toulouse Oliver Audrey Trujillo Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 384,526 300,763 Percentage 54.5% 42.6%

County results Oliver:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Trujillo:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Secretary of State before election Maggie Toulouse Oliver Democratic Elected Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Maggie Toulouse Oliver ran for re-election.^[45] Republican rancher Audrey Trujillo challenged Oliver.^[45] Libertarian candidate Mayna Erika Myers was also running.^[45]

Oliver and Trujillo won their respective primaries on June 7.

Oliver won re-election.

North Dakota

North Dakota Secretary of State election

← 2018

Nominee Michael Howe Jeffrey Powell Party Republican Democratic–NPL Popular vote 147,410 64,041 Percentage 63.3% 27.5%

County results Howe:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Powell:      50–60%

Secretary of State before election Alvin Jaeger Republican Elected Secretary of State Michael Howe Republican

Incumbent Republican Alvin Jaeger retired.^[17] State representative Michael Howe and businessman Marvin Lepp ran in the Republican primary.^[46]

The only Democratic primary candidate was Mayville State University administrator Jeffrey Powell.^[46]

Howe and Powell won their respective primaries on June 14.

Howe won the general election.

Ohio

Ohio Secretary of State election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Frank LaRose Chelsea Clark Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,444,382 1,635,824 Percentage 59.3% 39.7%

County results LaRose:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Clark:      50–60%      60–70%

Secretary of State before election Frank LaRose Republican Elected Secretary of State Frank LaRose Republican

Incumbent Republican Frank LaRose ran for re-election.^[47] Former member of the Ohio House of Representatives John Adams unsuccessfully challenged him for the Republican nomination.^[47]

The only Democratic candidate was Forest Park councilmember Chelsea Clark.^[47]

Podcaster Terpsehore Tore Maras, also known as Terpsichore "Tore" Maras-Lindeman, initially challenged LaRose in the primary, but was disqualified. She is now running as an Independent.^[48]

LaRose and Clark won their respective primaries on May 3.

LaRose easily won re-election.

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Secretary of State election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee Gregg Amore Pat Cortellessa Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 208,981 141,457 Percentage 59.5% 40.3%

County results Municipality results Amore:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Cortellessa:      50–60%

Secretary of State before election Nellie Gorbea Democratic Elected Secretary of State Gregg Amore Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Nellie Gorbea was term-limited and couldn't seek a third term. Democratic candidates included state representative Gregg Amore, Stephanie Beaute, and tax preparer Anthony Tamba.^[49]

The only Republican candidate was perennial candidate Pat Cortellessa.^[49]

Cannabis activist Anne Armstrong ran as an independent.^[49]

Amore won the election.

South Carolina

South Carolina Secretary of State election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Mark Hammond Rosemounda Peggy Butler Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,071,907 619,089 Percentage 63.4% 36.6%

County results Hammond:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Butler:      50–60%      60–70%

Secretary of State before election Mark Hammond Republican Elected Secretary of State Mark Hammond Republican

Incumbent Republican Mark Hammond ran for re-election.^[50] He faced an unsuccessful primary challenge from businessman Keith Blandford.^[50]

The only Democratic primary candidate was Rosemounda Peggy Butler.^[50]

Hammond and Butler won their respective primaries on June 14.

Hammond won re-election.

South Dakota

South Dakota Secretary of State election

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Nominee Monae Johnson Thomas Cool Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 212,320 119,961 Percentage 63.9% 36.1%

County results Johnson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Cool:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Secretary of State before election Steve Barnett Republican Elected Secretary of State Monae Johnson Republican

Incumbent Republican Steve Barnett ran for re-election.^[51] He faced a successful primary challenge from secretary of state office worker Monae Johnson, who won the nomination at the Republican state convention on June 25.^[51]

Thomas Cool was the Democratic nominee.^[51]

Barnett won re-election.

Vermont

Vermont Secretary of State election

← 2020 November 8, 2022 2024 →

Nominee Sarah Copeland-Hanzas H. Brooke Paige Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 179,087 95,666 Percentage 61.3% 32.8%

County results Copeland-Hanzas:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Paige:      50–60%

Secretary of State before election Jim Condos Democratic Elected Secretary of State Sarah Copeland-Hanzas Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Jim Condos retired.^[18] Democratic candidates included state representative Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, Montpelier city clerk John Odum, and Deputy Secretary of State Chris Winters.^[52] Copeland-Hanzas won the August 9 primary. The only Republican candidate was perennial candidate H. Brooke Paige.^[52] Robert Millar ran as the candidate of the Vermont Progressive Party.^[52]

Copeland-Hanzas won the general election.

Washington (special)

Washington Secretary of State special election

← 2020 2024 →

Nominee Steve Hobbs Julie Anderson Party Democratic Nonpartisan Popular vote 1,468,521 1,351,926 Percentage 49.8% 45.8%

County results Hobbs:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Anderson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Secretary of State before election Steve Hobbs Democratic Elected Secretary of State Steve Hobbs Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Steve Hobbs was appointed November 22, 2021, after his predecessor, Kim Wyman, resigned. He is running in the special election.^[53] He faced an intraparty primary challenge from Marquez Tiggs.^[53]

Republican candidates included conspiracy theorist Tamborine Borrelli, Bob Hagglund, former state senator Mark Miloscia, and state senator Keith Wagoner.^[53]

Kurtis Engle ran as the candidate of the Union Party, while Pierce County auditor Julie Anderson ran as a nonpartisan.^[53]

Hobbs and Anderson advanced from the all-party primary to the general election on August 2.

State representative Brad Klippert, formerly a candidate for congress, ran a write-in campaign.^[54]

Hobbs narrowly won the general election.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Secretary of State election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Doug La Follette Amy Loudenbeck Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,268,748 1,261,306 Percentage 48.3% 48.0%

County results La Follette:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Loudenbeck:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Secretary of State before election Doug La Follette Democratic Elected Secretary of State Doug La Follette Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Doug La Follette ran for re-election.^[55] Dane County Democratic party chair Alexia Sabor challenged him in the Democratic primary.^[55]

Republican candidates included assemblywoman Amy Loudenbeck, former firefighter Daniel Schmidtka, and businessman Jay Schroeder.^[55]

Neil Harmon ran as a Libertarian, while Sharyl McFarland ran as an independent.^[55]

La Follette and Loudenbeck won their respective primaries on August 9.

La Follette barely won re-election.

Wyoming

Wyoming Secretary of State election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee Chuck Gray Write-ins Party Republican Popular vote 147,368 13,574 Percentage 91.57% 8.43%

County results Gray:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Secretary of State before election Karl Allred (acting) Republican Elected Secretary of State Chuck Gray Republican

Incumbent Republican Edward Buchanan did not seek re-election and resigned before the end of his term.^[56] Governor Mark Gordon appointed Karl Allred to serve as interim secretary. Allred is not on the general election ballot.^[19]

Republican primary candidates included geologist Mark Armstrong, state representative Chuck Gray, and state senator Tara Nethercott.^[57]

Gray won the primary on August 16.^[58] He also won the general election.